The site is situated on a prominent area of land over looking the river Suir, within the townland of Gracedieu West (NGR 256959,113506 to 257371,113789). The area is under pasture and is delineated by the presence of a railway line (disused) and field boundaries and spans the len
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The site (NGR 257710 114045) is situated on undulating land with a commanding view over the Suir river. Archaeological investigation had already been carried out within site 10 through the use of test trenching. This methodology had successfully identified a series of small pits
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The site (NGR 254039.932, 109564.787 to 254189.665, 109673.821) is situated on a west facing slope overlooking a tributary of the river Suir and its associated valley. The lower section of the site is waterlogged, making human habitation unlikely, while the rest of the site cont
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The site is located along the crest of a prominent ridge and down its northern slopes (NGR 252257,109759 to 253251,109483), with a band of trees running along the ridge dividing the site into two areas. Both areas have prominent views overlooking either the Suir valley and the ne
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Surveys were undertaken in advance of the N25 Waterford Bypass on all available land that had previously remained un-investigated. This enabled an archaeological assessment to be made of the bypass route in advance of contract resolution with the surveys being undertaken using a
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The site (NGR 254042,109601 to 254586,110244) covers an area that includes both high ground overlooking the Suir valley and south facing slopes within the townland of Killoteran. Site 5 is divided by the crossroads of the L4035, L44111, Old Kilmeaden road (L4411) and Dooneen road
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A magnetic susceptibility survey was commissioned over site 3 to enable the archaeological content of the surrounding soil to be assessed. Surveys using a Bartington magnetic susceptibility field loop were undertaken on all available land along the proposed route of the N25 Water
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The site is situated within the townland of Knockhouse with its southern extent being defined by the presence of the N25 Waterford to Cork road and the Knockhouse stream to the west. Site 9 (NGR 256561,110824 to 256818,110396) is situated in pastureland on a low-lying, relatively
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This pasture site is situated within a valley with impressive views of the surrounding countryside. The land surveyed covers the partial area of three fields, which contain both low-lying valley terrain and prominent high ground. The site lies in the vicinity of Newtown (NGR 2514
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The site is situated on a flat area of land (NGR 255999,111900 to 256479,111012) within the townland of Knockhouse lower. The extent of the site is defined by the presence of the Knockhouse stream to the west and the old Kilmeaden Road (L4411) to the south. The land is currently
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This pasture site (NGR 254679,110632 to 255016,111122) is situated close to the southwest bank of the River Suir, within the townlands of Killoteran and Woodstown. Due to the position of the site within the surrounding landscape it was felt that there was a high possibility of ar
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Surveys were undertaken in advance of the N25 Waterford Bypass on all available land that had previously remained un-investigated. This enabled an archaeological assessment to be made of the bypass route in advance of contract resolution with the surveys being undertaken using a
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